UAE Testing Guide
We offer you a sandbox environment to test your integration with Tamara. In this section, you will find all the information needed to check and finalize your integration.
Step 1: Log in/Sign up
1. Phone number will be auto-filled. If you wish to modify the phone number, type it in.
| Country | AE |
|---|---|
| Country Code | +971 |
| No. of digits after Country Code | 9 Digits (Starting with 5) |
Sample scenarios
Test Case | Phone Number | Card # | Expiry Date | CVV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Success | 544337866 (❗not working as expected, we are fixing it, meanwhile, please test with any other random phone number) | 5436 0310 3060 6378 | 01/99 (01/2099) or any future date | 257 |
Declined | 526422337 | (Not needed, only phone number is required) | (Not needed, only phone number is required) | |
| 544337866 | 4242 4242 4242 4242 | Exactly as: 02/42 | 100 |
Randomize your testing phone numbers, avoid reusing, avoid special numbers.Please use random phone numbers that are not considered “special numbers”
Special Numbers examples to avoid:
- 511111111 or 512345678 or 500000000
2. Fill in the verification(OTP) code received on the registered phone number.
During Sandbox checkout testing, please follow the below steps:
On the Checkout screen, click on the "Send code" button.
Enter the 4-digit code shown at the bottom of the screen and the page will automatically move to the next step.
Click on "Agree"
Step 2: Verify the ID information
The customer has to provide their ID information (for new user checkout, first time only).
During Sandbox checkout testing, please follow the below steps:
For 🇦🇪 UAE ID verification process:
The below section demonstrates the UAE IDV process on sandbox, the process on production is slightly different.
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Click on Get Started
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Click on Continue
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Click on Continue
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Once ID verification has been passed, you will be redirected back to the Payment Plan page. Enter the test card details and complete the transaction.
Step 3: Add card information
Live Testing
Please use any of your actual bank cards, Tamara supports a wide range of card types such as VISA, MasterCard, MADA(🇸🇦 KSA Only) & AMEX(🇸🇦 KSA Only) for customers to choose from.
Sandbox Testing
✅ Success cases ✅
3DS and non 3DS Cards
| Type | Card # | Expiry Date | CVV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3DS | 4242 4242 4242 4242 | Recommended: 01/99 (01/2099) or any future date | 100 |
| 3DS | 4573 8231 6871 0907 | Recommended: 01/99 (01/2099) or any future date | 100 |
| Non-3DS | 4111 1111 1111 1111 | Recommended: 01/99 (01/2099) or any future date | 100 |

Enter Checkout1! if you see this page
American Express(AMEX) Card (🇸🇦 KSA only)
| Card # | Expiry Date | CVV |
|---|---|---|
| 3456 7890 1234564 | Recommended: 01/99 (01/2099) or any future date | 1051 |
MADA Card (🇸🇦 KSA only)
| Card # | Expiry Date | CVV |
|---|---|---|
| 4658 5840 9000 0001 | Recommended: 01/99 (01/2099) or any future date | 257 |
Mastercard
| Card # | Expiry Date | CVV |
|---|---|---|
| 5436 0310 3060 6378 | Recommended: 01/99 (01/2099) or any future date | 257 |
❌ Failure cases ❌
Card Declined(Not working as intended, please ignore)
| Card # | Expiry Date | CVV |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended: 01/99 (01/2099) or any future date | 123 |
Multiple Accounts linked to card
| Card # | Expiry Date | CVV |
|---|---|---|
| 4242 4242 4242 4242 | Exactly as: 02/42 (02/2042) | 100 |
Prepaid Card
| Card # | Expiry Date | CVV |
|---|---|---|
| 4543 4740 0224 9996 | Exactly as: 09/96 (09/2096) | 95 |
Updated 19 days ago
